Author: claimsbot

1. A method of processing received analog video signals comprising:
analog to digital converting the analog video signals into digital video signals;
variably interpolating the digital video signals to regulate the frequency of the digital video signals prior to complex multiplying frequency regulated digital signals resulting from the variably interpolating;
complex multiplying the frequency regulated digital signals within a carrier recovery loop that coexists with a symbol recovery loop to provide further refined frequency regulated digital signals having a zero carrier frequency; and
baseband adaptive equalizing the further refined frequency regulated digital signals to select an individual one of a plurality of amplitude levels representative of video information.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
operating upon signals resulting from the baseband adaptive equalizing to produce error signals for feedback operating upon the complex multiplying.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
feedback operating upon the variable interpolating in response to the baseband adaptive equalizing to regulate sampling of the digital video signals to be in a middle of a period that each of the digital video signals is produced by the analog to digital converting.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital video signals are both in-phase digital signals and quadrature digital signals.
5. An apparatus for processing received analog video signals, comprising:
an analog to digital converter which converts the analog video signals into digital video signals;
a variable interpolator responsive to the digital video signals to regulate the frequency of the digital video signals prior to complex multiplying frequency regulated digital signals resulting from the variable interpolator;
a complex multiplier responsive to the frequency regulated digital signals within a carrier recovery loop that coexists with a symbol recovery loop to provide further refined frequency regulated digital signals having a zero carrier frequency; and
a baseband adaptive equalizer responsive to the further refined frequency regulated digital signals to select an individual one of a plurality of amplitude levels representative of video information.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:
a carrier recovery loop coupled between the baseband adaptive equalizer and the complex multiplier, the carrier recovery loop being responsive to signals from the baseband adaptive equalizer to produce error signals for feedback to the complex multiplier.
7. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:
a symbol recovery loop coupled between the baseband adaptive equalizer and the variable interpolator, the symbol recovery loop being responsive to signals from the baseband adaptive equalizer to produce error signals for feedback to the variable interpolator to regulate sampling of the digital video signals to be in a middle of a period that each of the digital video signals is produced by the analog to digital converter.
8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the digital video signals are both in-phase digital signals and quadrature digital signals. \u2014

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An image processing apparatus that performs image processing for input image data to output an image, the apparatus comprising: a specific image information adding portion that adds specific image information to control unauthorized copying of the image, said specific image information representing a specific image to the image data when the image processing is performed for the image data;
a specific image information setting portion that sets a color and number of the specific image information; and
a plurality of image data input paths that input the image data subjected to the image processing, wherein the specific image information setting portion sets the color and number of the specific image information in advance for each of the plurality of the image data input paths.
2. The image processing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the specific image information setting portion includes an additional property selecting portion that allows a user to select a color and number of the specific image information.
3. The image processing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the specific image information setting portion varies and sets a size of the specific image information depending on the setting of the color and number of the specific image information.
4. The image processing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the specific image information setting portion includes a position selecting portion that allows a user to select a position to which the specific image information is added.
5. The image processing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the specific image information adding portion adds a plurality of sets of the specific image information and wherein the plurality of sets of the specific image information is information including each set of the specific image information located at predetermined intervals.

1. Method for preparing strong base phosphates, comprising:
forming a pulp consisting of an aqueous phase, which contains water-soluble calcium phosphate in the form of calcium ions and phosphate ions, and a solid phase which contains impurities,
separating said liquid phase and said solid phase,
in the liquid phase resulting from said separation, displacing the calcium ions by ions of a strong base which results in formation of an aqueous solution of phosphate(s) of said strong base and precipitation of a water-insoluble calcium phosphate, and
isolating the precipitated calcium phosphate from the aqueous solution of strong base phosphate(s),
wherein the step of forming said pulp comprises
mixing phosphate ore and phosphoric acid for etching, in order to obtain a pasty triple superphosphate (TSP) composition, and
adding water to the TSP composition obtained.
2. Method according to claim 1, wherein said forming step comprises drying the TSP composition and optionally storing it, between the aforementioned mixing step and the water addition step.
3. Method according to claim 2, wherein the phosphoric acid for etching has a P2O5 content of between 30% and 50% by weight, preferably between 35 and 40% by weight.
4. Method according to claim 3, wherein the pulp of the forming step has a pH of 1.2 to 3.2, preferably 2 to 3, advantageously 2.5.
5. Method according to claim 4, wherein said pulp, the molar ratio CaP is around 0.4 to 0.6.
6. Method according to claim 5, wherein it takes place at ambient pressure and temperature.
7. Method according to claim 6, wherein said strong base ions are sodium ions, potassium ions andor ammonium ions.
8. Method according to claim 7, wherein the water-soluble phosphate is in the form of calcium dihydrogen phosphate (MCP), and in that the water-insoluble calcium phosphate is in the form of calcium monohydrogen phosphate (DCP).
9. Method according to claim 8 wherein during the displacement in the liquid phase resulting from said separation, said liquid phase has a pH of 4.5 to 7.
10. Method according to claim 9 wherein in order to obtain said displacement, Na2CO3 andor NaOH is added to the liquid phase resulting from said separation, in a quantity such that the molar ratio NaP is around 1 to 3.
11. Method according to claim 10, wherein the aqueous solution of strong base has a molar ratio between sodium monohydrogen phosphate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate of around 21.
12. Method according to claim 11, wherein the phosphoric acid for etching is phosphoric acid known as WPPA.
13. Method according to claim 4, wherein said pH is 2 to 3.
14. Method according to claim 13, wherein said pH is 2.5.
15. Method according to claim 5, wherein the molar ratio is 0.45.
16. Method according to claim 9, wherein said pH is 5 to 6.5.
17. Method according to claim 16, wherein said pH is 6.
18. Method according to claim 10, wherein said molar ratio is about 1.67.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An instrument comprising:
a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end;
a handle end cap of the handle having a handle end cap distal end and a handle end cap proximal end;
a handle base of the handle having a handle base distal end and a handle base proximal end;
an actuation control mount of the handle having an actuation control mount distal end and an actuation control mount proximal end wherein the actuation control mount distal end is disposed in the handle base and wherein the actuation control mount proximal end is disposed in the handle end cap;
an actuation control of the handle having an actuation control distal end, an actuation control proximal end, an actuation control anterior end, and an actuation control posterior end, the actuation control disposed within the actuation control mount wherein an application of a first force vector directed towards the handle distal end and away from the handle proximal end to the actuation control anterior end is configured to rotate the actuation control in a first direction and wherein an application of a second force vector directed towards the handle proximal end and away from the handle distal end to the actuation control anterior end is configured to rotate the actuation control in a second direction;
an actuation chamber of the actuation control;
a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end, the housing tube having dimensions configured to perform microsurgical procedures; and
an optic fiber having an optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber proximal end, the optic fiber disposed in the housing tube, an inner portion of the handle, and the actuation chamber wherein a geometry of the actuation chamber is configured to prevent a contact between a portion of the actuation control and a portion of the optic fiber and wherein the optic fiber distal end is adjacent to the housing tube distal end.
2. The instrument of claim 1 wherein a rotation of the actuation control in the first direction is configured to curve the optic fiber.
3. The instrument of claim 2 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the first direction is configured to curve the optic fiber at least 45 degrees relative to the housing tube proximal end.
4. The instrument of claim 2 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the first direction is configured to curve the housing tube.
5. The instrument of claim 1 wherein a rotation of the actuation control in the first direction is configured to straighten the optic fiber.
6. The instrument of claim 5 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the first direction is configured to straighten the optic fiber at least 45 degrees relative to the housing tube proximal end.
7. The instrument of claim 5 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the first direction is configured to straighten the housing tube.
8. The instrument of claim 1 wherein a rotation of the actuation control in the second direction is configured to curve the optic fiber.
9. The instrument of claim 8 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the second direction is configured to curve the optic fiber at least 45 degrees relative to the housing tube proximal end.
10. The instrument of claim 8 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the second direction is configured to curve the housing tube.
11. The instrument of claim 1 wherein a rotation of the actuation control in the second direction is configured to straighten the optic fiber.
12. The instrument of claim 11 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the second direction is configured to straighten the optic fiber at least 45 degrees relative to the housing tube proximal end.
13. The instrument of claim 11 wherein the rotation of the actuation control in the second direction is configured to straighten the housing tube.
14. The instrument of claim 1 further comprising:
an auto-fixing component of the handle.
15. The instrument of claim 14 wherein the auto-fixing component is configured to temporarily fix the actuation control in a first rotational position in the first direction.
16. The instrument of claim 15 wherein temporarily fixing the actuation control in the first rotational position in the first direction is configured to temporarily fix the optic fiber in a first curved position relative to the housing tube proximal end.
17. The instrument of claim 16 wherein the auto-fixing component is configured to temporarily fix the actuation control in a second rotational position in the first direction and wherein temporarily fixing the actuation control in the second rotational position in the first direction is configured to temporarily fix the optic fiber in a second curved position relative to the housing tube proximal end.
18. The instrument of claim 14 wherein the auto-fixing component is configured to temporarily fix the actuation control in a first rotational position in the second direction.
19. The instrument of claim 18 wherein temporarily fixing the actuation control in the first rotational position in the second direction is configured to temporarily fix the optic fiber in a first curved position relative to the housing tube proximal end.
20. The instrument of claim 19 wherein the auto-fixing component is configured to temporarily fix the actuation control in a second rotational position in the second direction and wherein temporarily fixing the actuation control in the second rotational position in the second direction is configured to temporarily fix the optic fiber in a second curved position relative to the housing tube proximal end.